Brief Description: initial power-up and configuration of EFIS
Spent the largest part of the day running around town looking for what should have been some cheep parts to make some temp power harnesses so I can hook this puppy up and test it. Someone bought up all of the 15 pin D sub famale connectors in PHX!. Later in the day. I finally got it all connected to a battery. But before doing so I Calibrated the Crossbow AHRS using their software program (to negate any iron in the vacinity) on the actual airframe using a notebook and their calibration software. Next I put the power to the circuit breakers and was relieved when I didn't see any smoke or sparks!!! One hurdle crossed. The next step is to configure the software in the EFIS/MFD for the various devices that it connects to. The SL 30 & SL 40 seem to be working w/ the EFIS just fine, I can tune freq's and control both the NAV and COM from either the radios themselves or the EFIS, and everything talks together. I still need to hook up some antennas and check out the radios standalone. Also need to check out the audio planel it was one of the most complex wiring challenges. The EFIS screens aren't seeing the AHRS and it's internal GPS, I've checked the wiring continuity and it's OK, so I must have a config problem. I'll call OP tomorrow and see what help they can provide. I also have a question on the autopilot configuration entries.
